6 Most Profitable Weeks for Live Music Ticket Sales?
Industry expert Bob Baker says that 20% of all music sales take place in the last six weeks of the year. Is the same period also the most profitable for live music ticket sales?
Industry expert Bob Baker says that 20% of all music sales take place in the last six weeks of the year. Is the same period also the most profitable for live music ticket sales?
The latest incarnation of a once-mighty social network has left it a pale imitation of its former self. The failed re-launch of MySpace has hurt bands, their fans and, worst of all, music venues. Here’s a quick look at what went wrong and how venues can take control of the situation. My how the mighty have fallen…
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Over the past decade the recording industry has learned some hard lessons – first with Napster then with Apple iTunes. Fortunately live music ticket sales have made up for losses in CD sales. The burgeoning industry of massive and open online college courses (MOOCs) would be wise to study what the recording industry has been through. But what if…
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In part 1 and part 2 of ‘Stronger Venue and Patron Affinity‘, we wrote of examples of venue owners enriching the relationships they have with their patrons. In part 3 we cite the business results of such efforts. Starting with the mending of racial tensions in Chicago nightclubs, then moving on to a tremendous success story in Akron Ohio. We…
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